Days of our Lives Comings & Goings: Alice Halsey Returns as Rachel Black — With a Twist!
Alice Halsey is returning to the role of Rachel Black on Days of our Lives! She will be stepping in for four episode for Lorelei Olivia Mote, who has been playing Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk) and Brady Black’s (Eric Martsolf) daughter since March 2026.
Alice Halsey Returns to DAYS as Rachel
TV Insider reports that Halsey was asked to make a short-term return to DAYS due to a scheduling conflict with Mote. Because the Peacock soap tapes so far in advance, Halsey’s episodes will not air until late 2027.
Halsey originally played Rachel from April 25, 2025, until March 5, 2026, and was nominated for Outstanding Emerging Talent at the 53rd Daytime Emmy Awards.
Speaking to TV Insider, the actress described the opportunity to play Rachel again as “very exciting,” adding that when her parents told her about her return trip to Salem, “I was so happy. I was freaking out. I was like, ‘I get to go back to DAYS. I get to see everybody again.’ And I’m just really glad that I get to be here.”
Though Rachel is a little older now, Halsey felt that it was the same character she had played before. “She has her evil moments, but inside, I think she’s just a confused little girl,” the actress mused. “I think sometimes she counts on the wrong people for advice, like Kristen, her mother. But I really love playing Rachel and playing all of the weird sides to her. She’s a very complex character.”
Halsey left DAYS when she was cast in the starring role of Laura Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie, which premiered on Netflix in June, and she wrapped filming on its second season in October. “I love Little House so much,” she enthused. “I’ve made a lot of lifelong friends there, just like DAYS, actually.”
Even as her star continues to shine outside of Salem, Halsey told the outlet that she would be open to more return trips to DAYS in the future. “If I could, yes, for sure,” she said. “I love DAYS.”
Halsey is not the first DAYS performer to reclaim her role from a successor. Other notable examples include Christie Clark, who returned as Carrie Brady after Tracey Middendorf’s brief run; Peter Reckell, who returned as Bo Brady after Robert Kelker-Kelly’s portrayal; Melissa Reeves, who resumed the role of Jennifer Deveraux after Stephanie Cameron and Cady McClain played the part; Lisa Rinna, who returned as Billie Reed after stints by Krista Allen and Julie Pinson; and Chandler Massey, who reclaimed the role of Will Horton after Guy Wilson’s run.
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